"I really didn't know what to think," she said. "I was shocked and I was a bit relieved."

Wajdi "J.J." Badr was shot to death March 7, 2007 while working the cash
register at his store on East Carpenter Road near North Dort Highway
around 10 p.m., according to Flint Journal files.

The new suspect is charged with first-degree murder, felony
murder, armed robbery, felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a
concealed weapon and felony firearm, according to the Genesee County Prosecutor's office.

The 26-year-old was arrested Monday and is expected to be arraigned Wednesday, according to Genesee County jail officials.

"I'm not looking forward to what might be coming up," said Caroline Badr, 42, of Flint. "We already went through one trial. It's kind of tearing off the scab. Opening old wounds and having to relive it again. But the outcome is hopefully going to be a positive one and maybe it will be worth it, as long as I know that justice is going to be done."

Markcus McGill, 26, is serving a 30 to 50-year sentence for Badr's slaying after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in 2008, according to court records.

But video surveillance footage showed that two men were involved in the robbery that left Badr shot to death, according to Flint Journal files.

The video showed one man with a mask and another with a
pillowcase over his head enter the store just after 10 p.m.

When McGill, believed to be the suspect with the pillowcase, jumped a counter and struggled with Badr,
the masked man fired shots that hit Badr at least three times and McGill at least once in the back, according to Flint Journal files.

More than four years later, new evidence led to another man being arrested this week.

"Maybe this is the beginning of the end," said Caroline Badr. "Maybe we can all get some closure...

"I guess you have to have faith in the justice system."

Wajdi Badr, according to Flint Journal files, was liked and respected in
the northeastern Flint community, where he did business since the late
1990s, extending credit to his customers and giving candy to
neighborhood children.